Idioms
to lose courage to do something you had planned
cold feet
Do you mind ___ going out with your sister?
my
choose the correct option:
if only we didn´t leave/hadn´t left the map at home!
hadn´t left
choose the correct option:
don´t you sometimes wish you ran/were running this company
both are correct
Nobody is going to _________ me and my best friend.
come between
im _________ with my teacher because she caught me cheating in the exam
in hot water
name an example of a subjunctive.
I cant help feeling that ive forgotten something.
it´s high time the government ______ listening to the community complains.
started
Sol looked as if she ____ the worst possible news,in fact she failed her finals. (have)
had had
give an example of ¨come easily¨
languages seem to come easily to Sol, she speaks at least five.
if you try to please both of the teachers, you can end up _______
caught in between two stools
use "toss and turn" in a sentence
example:
your exams are coming up, is that what has you tossing and turning?
Complete the gap please.
_______________ for anything in particular?
Where you looking
choose the correct option:
it´s about time we got/get rid of the old sofa.
got
Tony needs to ________ loosing his job
come to terms with
to fork out means ______
the need to spend money, specially unwillingly
he has a nice turn of phrase
what does it mean?
that he expresses himself correctly.
nashe
i think it preferable for all students to write in ink.
i _______________________ in ink.
rewrite it using RATHER
i would rather all students wrote in ink.
Name an example of a request or question in a polite way.
Example:
I was wondering whether you might be able to give me some advice.
What does first come, first served mean?
used to indicate that people will be dealt with in the order in which they arrive or apply.
to upset or irritate someone means
get my goat
Choose the correct option:
I really wasn´t expecting to bump/ bumping into Sol in the party.
to bump
When do we use suppose/what if/imagine/supposing?
to consider hypothetical or unlikely current, past, future o general situations.
Name an example using as if in a sentence.
example:
it´s almost as if they´d been working for free.
The boss ________ the employees that joined the strike last monday
come out in sympathy with